Fish-hook receptacle.



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GEORGE E. I-IAAK, OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOGEORGE LERCI-I, OF SAME PLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 639,030, dated December12, 1899.

Application filed September 5, 1899. Serial No. 729,409. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. HAAK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Reading, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fish-HookReceptacles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. i

This invention relates to an improved case or receptacle forconveniently and safely carrying fish-hooks.

The object of the invention is to produce a case for carrying a numberof hooks in the pocket without danger of injuring either the hooks orthe person carrying them and at the same time having free and easyaccess to them. v

The invention is fully described in the following specification andclearly shown in the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a planView of my improved case, showing the arrangement of hooks therein. Fig.2 is a sectional View taken on line no a; of Fig. 1.

The case A is preferably rectangular in form and is made of any suitablematerial.

A strip B of cork is located near the top of the case and extends thefull Width of the inside of said case. Near the lower end and parallelwith the cork is arranged another strip 0 of any suitable material,having a series of grooves a cut into its face at right angles to itslength. To the face of this strip is secured aspring-bar D, adapted tobe raised coming out of the grooves, and when it is desired to removeone or more the bar D is raised, the end of the snood removed from itsgroove, and the hook released from the cork B.

The great inconvenience and difficulty of handling fish-hooks areovercome by means of my improved receptacle, which is adapted to keepeach hook free from the others and at the same time allow its easyremovalwhen wanted, though a great number may be carried in a smallcase.

Having thus fully-described myinvention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In a receptacle for carrying fish-hooks, a case A having a cork striparranged horizontally therein adapted to receive the points of thehooks, a grooved strip of suitable material arranged parallel with saidcork strip near the other end of the case adapted to receive the ends ofthe snoods in its grooves, and a bar D adapted to hold said ends in thegrooves, all substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE E. HAAK.

Witnesses:

WALTER G. STEININGER, E1). A. KELLY.

